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Athletics at theβ€”β€”1938 British
Empire Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
220 yd hurdles (invitation)men
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 Γ— 110 yd relaymen
110–220–110 yd relaywomen
220–110–220–110 yd relaywomen
4 Γ— 440 yd relaymen
2 miles walk (invitation)men
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The men's triple jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

Resultsβ€»

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jack Metcalfe  Australia 50 ft 10 in (15.49 m)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lloyd Miller  Australia 50 ft 6+34 in (15.41 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Basil Dickinson  Australia 50 ft 1+34 in (15.28 m)
4 Ray Graf  Australia 47 ft 11+12 in (14.62 m)
5 Harold Brown  Canada 46 ft 2+14 in (14.08 m)
6 Bert Shillington  Northern Ireland 45 ft 8+34 in (13.94 m)
7 Jim Panton  Canada 43 ft 10+12 in (13.37 m)
8 Wallace Brown  Canada 40 ft 1+12 in (12.23 m)
Walter Tambimuttu  British Ceylon DNS

Referencesβ€»

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "New world's hurdles record; Roberts wins quarter by, inches from Fritz; Alford's great effort in the mile". The Manchester Guardian. 14 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

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